Science Fair Marking Term 2 2011 ☒ Not achieved ☑Achieved☑☑Advanced
Scientific Process and Background: ☑☑Clear aim/hypothesis carried through ☑☑Method, accurate experimentation ☑Accurate experimentation, controls, variables, repetitions ☑☑Results clear, accurate, include appropriate data ☑Conclusions are in line with aim/hypothesis ☑Results are interpreted and discussed (conclusion)
Technical Skill: ☑☑Design of the experiment ☑☑Use of apparatus and materials
Originality: ☑☑Imaginative/creative ideas ☑New/Unusual application in science
Presentation of Display: ☑☑Colour/form/clarity/graphics ☑☑Innovative appeal
Teacher Comment:
A very attractive looking science fair board Alex, well done. I love your title! Nice use of graphs to display your results. A great topic to investigate. Good hypothesis with reasons as to why you thought that. Good clear method that is very easy to follow although you should have carried out your experiment 5 times to ensure that your results are completely accurate. Good discussion of your results, however you could have done some research into how the different materials provide insulation to explain the science behind your experiment. Overall well done, Alex.
Student Comment:
Thank you Miss Crone for your comment, I think I did pretty good and I found out lots of new things during
my science fair. I now know were my weakness are and I can work on that for next years science fair.
I have had a heap of fun and overall I think I did a good science fair.
SCIENCE LAB
13 May 2011Friday
We went into the Science Lab to construct some experiments. My group thought that A was Cream of Tarter, B was salt , C was Icing
Sugar, D was corn flower and was E was Baking soda. When we tested the cream of tarter we put blue litmus paper red because of the
chemicals in it. We found out that C and D were neutral and didn't react to anything. The salt was a reaction with the blue litmus paper
because it another chemicalised powder. E baking soda reacted when we added vinegar. It was a really fun science session. Wednesday 18 May 2011 WALT - Identify and group fingerprints into 3 main categories : arch, loop and whorl AIM - To identify your own fingerprints out of an arch, loop and whorl. HYPOTHESIS I think my finger prints are mostly loop I think this because from what I can see they match up to the loop print EQUIPMENT Pencil, paper, sticky tape
METHOD
1. Rub the side of a pencil lead back and forth on a sheet of paper to build
up the black area large enough to take 10 prints.
2. Press one of your fingertips firmly onto the black. place the sticky side of a
piece of tape over your fingertips firmly on your fingertip.
3. Tape the print to the correct location on the fingerprint form.
4. Using the magnifying glass compare your prints to the pictures above.
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Results
Conclusion The majority of my fingerprints are loops. Both my thumbs are arch and so is my left index.
☒ Not achieved ☑Achieved☑☑Advanced
Scientific Process and Background:
☑☑Clear aim/hypothesis carried through
☑☑Method, accurate experimentation
☑Accurate experimentation, controls, variables, repetitions
☑☑Results clear, accurate, include appropriate data
☑Conclusions are in line with aim/hypothesis
☑Results are interpreted and discussed (conclusion)
Technical Skill:
☑☑Design of the experiment
☑☑Use of apparatus and materials
Originality:
☑☑Imaginative/creative ideas
☑New/Unusual application in science
Presentation of Display:
☑☑Colour/form/clarity/graphics
☑☑Innovative appeal
Log Book:
☑☑Authentic ongoing record with raw data included
☑Has supporting documentation, bibliography, acknowledgementsTeacher Comment:
A very attractive looking science fair board Alex, well done. I love your title! Nice use of graphs to display your results. A great topic to investigate. Good hypothesis with reasons as to why you thought that. Good clear method that is very easy to follow although you should have carried out your experiment 5 times to ensure that your results are completely accurate. Good discussion of your results, however you could have done some research into how the different materials provide insulation to explain the science behind your experiment. Overall well done, Alex.
Student Comment:
Thank you Miss Crone for your comment, I think I did pretty good and I found out lots of new things during
my science fair. I now know were my weakness are and I can work on that for next years science fair.
I have had a heap of fun and overall I think I did a good science fair.
SCIENCE LAB
13 May 2011 Friday
We went into the Science Lab to construct some experiments. My group thought that A was Cream of Tarter, B was salt , C was Icing
Sugar, D was corn flower and was E was Baking soda. When we tested the cream of tarter we put blue litmus paper red because of the
chemicals in it. We found out that C and D were neutral and didn't react to anything. The salt was a reaction with the blue litmus paper
because it another chemicalised powder. E baking soda reacted when we added vinegar. It was a really fun science session.
Wednesday 18 May 2011
WALT - Identify and group fingerprints into 3 main categories : arch, loop and whorl
AIM - To identify your own fingerprints out of an arch, loop and whorl.
HYPOTHESIS I think my finger prints are mostly loop I think this because from what I can see they match up to the loop print
EQUIPMENT Pencil, paper, sticky tape
METHOD
1. Rub the side of a pencil lead back and forth on a sheet of paper to build
up the black area large enough to take 10 prints.
2. Press one of your fingertips firmly onto the black. place the sticky side of a
piece of tape over your fingertips firmly on your fingertip.
3. Tape the print to the correct location on the fingerprint form.
4. Using the magnifying glass compare your prints to the pictures above.
Results
Conclusion
The majority of my fingerprints are loops. Both my thumbs
are arch and so is my left index.